Some of my favorite things
Posted on May 1, 2008
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Well I like expensive stuff in general. It’s not that I like spending a lot of money on things, I just happen to appreciate the quality of things more than most. Even so, most stuff I buy, finds a way to fuck up or not work as intended. My illusions of product perfection that I had as a kid, have all but disappeared in the 21st century. I have a nice computer, mouse, a MackBook Pro, 2 widescreen monitors, another laptop, and an iPhone. All pretty expensive things. All favorites.
Not all of my favorite things are expensive, I recently acquired a 1989 Dodge Power 50 4×4 for $2,000 off craigslist.com. It’s a real piece but it’s got a lot of character and I have fun driving it around town. It also came with an air horn, which provides endless enjoyment. It’s really loud.
I like Naked Juice, Odwalla, and similar concoctions. That’s what I try and eat/drink for breakfast every morning. I can feel the healthy going down as I drink it. I also like to mix in pomegranate juice from time to time for that extra goodness.
The internet has to be one of my favorite things. I can’t really say enough about that so I will instead say nothing else. Except, it’s awesome.
I like eating at 2 places in my hometown: El Taco and Tony’s Pizza. I’ve been eating El Taco for over 25 out of 30 years of my life. They are cheap ass Mexican dive that blows Taco Bell out of the water. Ya, I know that’s not saying much…Tony’s Pizza is just great authentic New York style Italian food. Nothing in the area comes close. They don’t deliver and that’s not a problem. I’d never go pick up Domino’s or Pizza Hut as a point of reference.
I have a friend who has a bird. Paulie is the bird’s name, and he is a Goffin Cockatoo. Paulie is a cool bird. He actually bites the shit out of people on a daily basis, but I have been working with him for months and now him and I are at a point where we trust each other about 90%. That’s as far as we will ever really take it since his beak is often inches from my eye. Seriously though we are not a threat to each other and I see him daily…him and I are boys and its just really cool to have a semi-intelligent bird as a friend. He doesn’t say any words but he talks with his other sounds and body language and we seem to understand each other. I look forward to hanging out with my buddy and his bird most days. It’s a good break from the ever present internet.
I like the earth and nature. I’m not in it enough and its what I work towards everyday. My mission will be complete when I am off the grid in my log cabin surfing the internets and doing business from that location and anywhere else in the world I choose to be.
When that happens, I will have a lot more of favorite things.
My name is Jim McNelis. This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine. . .
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